Lily Gladstone Was ‘Really Upset’ That Cate Blanchett Didn't Win an Oscar forElizabeth(Exclusive)

Mar. 15, 2025

Lily Gladstone, Cate Blanchett.Photo:Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic, Jacopo Raule/Getty

Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic, Jacopo Raule/Getty

Lily Gladstoneis aCate Blanchettfan!

In an exclusive interview for PEOPLE’s annual Oscar portfolio, Gladstone, 37, opens up about how she was disappointed when Blanchett, 54, lost the Best Actress race at the 1999 Academy Awards, when she was nominated for the biographical period dramaElizabeth.

“I’ve idolized Cate Blanchett since I was a teenager. When … she was up forElizabethat the Oscars and didn’t win, I remember just being really, really upset about that,” Gladstone says. “She’s my ultimate actress. I think she’s the great talent of this generation.”

Blanchett, whom Gladstone also describes as having been “so kind” to her on occasions when they have met, was nominated that year alongside Fernanda Montenegro,Meryl Streep, Emily Watson andGwyneth Paltrow— who won for her role as Viola de Lesseps inShakespeare in Love.

Cate Blanchett at the Academy Awards in 1998.Kevin Mazur/WireImage

Kevin Mazur/WireImage

Amid the awards show circuit these past few months, Gladstone says she has “run into” Blanchett “several times.”

“She goes out of her way to support the film,” Gladstone adds, referring toKillers of the Flower Moon, for which she is nominated for Best Actress.

As foradvice that Blanchett has given herduring the many times they have crossed paths, Gladstone reveals, “Her big tip was to keep up on your adaptogenic mushrooms through this whole period, which is great advice.”

“That is a very quick, easy, self-care ritual that I can adapt, coming from one of the most brilliant actors alive,” she adds.

Lily Gladstone.Brian Bowen Smith

Brian Bowen Smith

At this year’s ceremony, Gladstone is nominated in her cateogry alongsideAnnette Bening,Sandra Hüller,Carey MulliganandEmma Stone.

InKillers of the Flower Moon, Gladstone portrays Mollie Burkhart, a real-life woman who was a member of the Osage Nation.

Lily Gladstone.Jamie McCarthy/Getty

Jamie McCarthy/Getty

Gladstone, who is of Siksikaitsitapi and Niimiipuu heritage, is thefirst Native American actress to be nominated for an Oscar. She’s the fourth Indigenous actress to ever earn a nomination in the category.

Previously, Merle Oberon was the first woman nominated in the category in 1935 for playing Kitty Vane inThe Dark Angel. In 2003, Kiwi actress Keisha Castle-Hughes was nominated for playing Paikea, a young girl fighting for the respect of her family inWhale Rider.

Speaking about what she is looking forward to most about this year’s Oscars, Gladstone tells PEOPLE, “I think just being there and absorbing the magnitude of how much of an impact this film has made. I’m so excited that I get to share this.”

source: people.com